Declarations, Reservations etc.

Ratification of the Stockholm Act (1967) was accompanied by the following declaration: "The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that the provisions of Article 24 of the Convention are contrary to the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples (Resolution 1514 adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 14, 1960), in which is stressed the need to bring an end rapidly and unconditionally to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations." (Translation)
Stockholm Act (1967): With the declaration provided for in Article 28(2) relating to the International Court of Justice.
Stockholm Act (1967): A notification was deposited by the Government of the Republic of Cuba in which that Government indicated its desire to avail itself of the provisions of Article 30(2) of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention. That notification entered into force on the date of its receipt, that is, on January 15, 1968. Pursuant to the said Article, the Republic of Cuba, which was a member of the Paris Union, could, for five years from April 26, 1970, the date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 13 to 17 of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention, as if it were bound by those Articles.

Additional Information

Application to the London Act (1934) through the ratification of the Lisbon Act (1958): February 17, 1963.
Application to the Hague Act (1925) through the ratification of the Lisbon Act (1958): February 17, 1963.